Norwalk man arrested on road rage charges

Thomas Sturges, 37, of 10 Ivy St., was charged with second-degree breach of peace and driving with intent to harass or intimidate. Sturges was issued a $2,500 bond and a court date of July 31 at Norwalk Superior.

According to a police report, the victim, a 33-year-old Stratford resident, called the department saying someone had just punched him in the face in the Walmart parking lot on Connecticut Avenue.

Upon their arrival, the victim told police that he has been traveling westbound on Connecticut Avenue when a man in a Nissan Pathfinder cut him off near Stop & Shop.

Then, at the next stop light, the victim said a white male, later identified as Sturges, got out of the Pathfinder and began kicking the side of the vehicle the victim was riding in.

The victim said he quickly drove away in an attempt to get away from Sturges and pulled into the Walmart parking lot, where Sturges allegedly followed him.

The victim and Sturges began arguing with each other in the parking lot, where a witness at the scene later confirmed the story with police.

Sturges was tracked down through a background check of the vehicle and was arrested early Tuesday.